William Bast

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Veteran screenwriter, mostly for TV. A close friend, and one-time roommate, of James Dean, he has assisted several of Dean's biographers over the years.

Portrayed by actor Michael Brandon in James Dean (1976).

He was the life partner of Paul Huson for 49 years.

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William Bast, the Edgar-winning TV screenwriter, was the first biographer of cinema icon James Dean , his close friend and lover. Bast and Dean met and became friends and roommates while drama students at U.C.L.A., and later roomed together in New York City. Bast first wrote about Dean a year after his death, in "James Dean: A Biography", which was published in 1956. The biography was the basis of the 1976 TV movie James Dean (1976), produced and written by Bast, which portrayed Dean as a straight-skewed bisexual. In the TV movie, Bast -- a character in the teleplay who narrates the movie -- says that Dean's closest relationship had been with a woman, Liz Sheridan . Thirty years later, Bast published a franker memoir of his relationship with cinema's iconic teenage rebel, "Surviving James Dean", in which he portrayed the late actor as a homosexual who likely would have entered into a committed, gay relationship with Bast if he had not been killed in a car crash on September 30, 1955. Bast refuted "Dizzy" Sheridan's contention that the couple were in love and briefly engaged, claiming he himself helped make up the myths of Dean as a bicurious straight due to the uptight 1950s. The 1976 telefilm has Dean encouraging Bast to go cruising for gay sex in the bar of New York's Astor Hotel in the name of gaining experience. In addition to his 1956 biography, 2006 memoir and the 1976 TV movie, Bast also wrote a screenplay based on Dean's funeral for a 1958 British TV teleplay, "The Myth Makers" (1958). "The Myth Makers" was later adapted for American television as "The Movie Star" (1962).

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April 3 ,

1931

in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA

May 4 ,

2015

in Los Angeles, California, USA (complications from Alzheimer's disease)

Diplomate American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Diplomate National Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Fellow American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Fellow New York State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Member American Dental Association Board
Member Suffolk County Dental Society President Bay Area Study Club, Suffolk County New York

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Dr. Bast is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Bast is also board certified by the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Bast is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Bast is an active teacher and lecturer of all aspects of his profession including bone grafting, dental implants, corrective jaw surgery, reconstructive surgery, oral pathology, TMJ, general anesthesia and extractions including wisdom teeth.
Dr. Bast was accepted into dental school as a senior in high school. He graduated from the prestigious Adelphi/Tufts 7-year joint degree dental program in 1993. Dr. Bast matriculated to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine after only his third year of undergraduate study at Adelphi University. Dr. Bast received his B.S. in Biology after his first year at Tufts. Upon receiving his DMD degree from Tufts, Dr. Bast was the only graduate to receive the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinical Proficiency Award. Dr. Bast completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery training in 1998.
Dr. Bast’s training was hospital-based and included rotations in general surgery, plastic surgery, anesthesia, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and intensive care. His training program is affiliated with multiple New York hospitals including Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan and Westchester County Medical Center. Dr. Bast has been in private practice in the New York area and on Long Island since 1998.
Dr. Bast is a facial trauma surgeon at Stony Brook University Medical Center. He is active in teaching students and residents. His weekly schedule incorporates both hospital surgery and private practice. Dr. Bast practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Bast is happily married with three children. He enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, running, bicycling and golf. Dr. Bast is also a high-performance driving instructor.

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He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Dr. Roy B. Bast and C. Edith Bast (Achey); his wife Mildred Schmehl; his sisters, Adele Bast and Gloria Boyer of Allentown, PA; and his sons, William R. Bast (Joanne) of Littlestown, PA, Robert E. Bast (Carolyn) of Blue Ash and James R. Bast (Maryann) of Neptune, NJ.. He was also cherished by his 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Donations may be made in his honor to Trinity Lutheran Church, 1141 W. Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083, or White Horse Village Endowment Fund, 535 Gradyville Rd., Newtown Square, PA 19073.
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